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...Washington, D.C., soup kitchen, does want is for nonprofit organizations to break their traditional silence in presidential politics - a silence prompted by the complex rules governing tax-exempt status. Egger points out that nonprofits employ 14 million Americans, nearly 10% of the national workforce, and hold assets of $1.76 trillion. "We've got to organize," Egger urges, "take our seat at the table and be heard...
...secret to many other people," says Barnett, who acknowledges that although he'd heard of the company back in the 1980s, when it was publicly traded in the U.S. and listed on the Fortune 500, he didn't know exactly what Shaklee made. "But this is a trillion-dollar industry. Shaklee's growth potential was unlimited," he says. "And in the long run, I think it's more fun and rewarding to be in a business where you think you're doing something good, as opposed to just making money...
...witty performer in Parliament, he often seems dour outside it, and is yet to test his popularity with voters as a potential national leader - or map out what kind of P.M. he would be.
trillion economy is a relatively small amount." Experience: Deputy P.M.and leader of National Party since 2005 Former Trade Minister Vaile lacks predecessor John Anderson's national profile and charm, but has proved a steady No. 2 to Howard despite an uncertain performance during the scandal over wheat-export bribes to Saddam...
...Both parties are at pains to reassure voters that whatever they do to address climate change, it won't harm the $1 trillion economy that's grown up during Howard's 11-year tenure. For Labor, that priority has meant some less-than-pure-green policies. Rudd stunned many supporters last week when he abruptly embraced Howard's position on a post-Kyoto climate treaty. It would be "an essential prerequisite" for a Labor government's support, Rudd said, that developing nations also make binding commitments to rein in their carbon emissions. Explaining the now-mutual policy, Howard said...
...comparison, Brazil's competitive outlook is often described as a day in the Ipanema sun. Lula--who has adhered so faithfully to orthodox fiscal policies that he has alienated his own leftist party--recently boasted that Brazil's $1 trillion economy, the world's 10th largest, "is going through an auspicious moment...